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Democritus Quote - Many much-learned men have no intelligence.

Many much-learned men have no intelligence.

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If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
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Desire Equivalent Inspirational Poverty Wealth
The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.
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Choice Daughter Fortunate Man Son
Good means not [merely] not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
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Desire Goodness Intention Wisdom Wrong
Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
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Children Desire Man Moderation
Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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Breed Cattle Character Health Physical
Soul and intellect are just the same things.
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Intellectual One Liner Philosophy Soul
Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
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Education Ornament Prosperity Refuge Unfortunate
Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
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Democracy Freedom Poverty Prefer Prosperity Slave
Envy creates the beginning of strife.
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Beginning Creation Envy One Liner
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
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Beginning Gain Hope Ill Loss One Liner
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
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Battle Children Raise Reach Success Uncertain Worry
Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
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Bottom Bury Nature Sea Snorkeling
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
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Men Prudent Trust Worth
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
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Greedy Human Nature Listen Talk Want
The sweetest things become the most bitter by excess.
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Bitter Excess Life Relationship Sweet
People sometimes rationalize their greed by saying that it is all for the good of their children but this is nothing but an excuse they use to make their despicable actions appear respectable and praiseworthy.
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Children Excuse Greedy Human Nature People

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